Total Crime Rate

162.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acreswood Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bradeley & Chell Heath , and the 212th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acreswood Road (ST6 7DZ) in the last 12 months was 162.3 per 1,000 residents and was 126.6% higher than the Bradeley & Chell Heath average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acreswood Road (ST6 7DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Lawton Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acreswood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakville Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steele Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunningdale Close —
Sep 2025Other theft The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curzon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lawton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Louise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riley Avenue —

Data Sources

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